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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
Division of the Comfy.

The little town of Melrose has about
happy by reason of position perhaps
unique. Il is situated in four counties,
Putnam. Alachua, Bradford and Clay.
This position with reference to- its neigh
bors has occasioned no little unpleasant
ness among its citizens, and they propose
to obviate all difficulties by carving from
its surroundings county that viii be- al
together its own.
The agitation preparatory To the accom-
plishment of this result has aroused some
Of our correspondents. who protest
against any division of Putnam. On
legal grounds we can only point to the
New Constitution. and, in case Its pro-
visions are followed out. We shall have
nothing to say. For personal reasons,
we shall be- grieved to lose from our
happy family our good friends around
Putnam Hall and Melrose. but believe in
individual rights now as we did in States
rights i'm 1860. and there need he no war
If our brethren insist on secession. Be
sides. from a moral standpoint, it Is a
duty we owe to others, for how could the
new county be prosperous without a
heaven Of Putnam enterprise. wealth and
pluck:
Our coFrespou dents need not lie un-
duly exercised if a separation i insisted
upon and the law enforced, the old coyrn-
" has many children still left ami we
shall allow the srring brothers to de-
part in peace.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
Dark pays fOr lIaNaii.

Meanwhile the Hawaiian navy - slow
~ building. and the kauaka dreams Of
the day To come when Hawaii shall rule
the sea. some time ago the government
deemed il good thing To- take some
means ~ look after their coast defenSes.
and purchased from a Samona gentle
man an auxiliary screw steamer. capa-
Die 0f making six knots an hour IN a
smooth sea. for tine sum of so O,Ei. the
same to be paid for in ten months. This
Is now being rebuilt. and will he manned
by sixty officers and crew. The first
voyage of the new man of war viii he
made to Samuna, where she will Land the
Hawaiian Embassy. who about that
time will undoubtedly have business of
pressing Importance i'm that direction.
Another man of war. 10 cost SiOO.OJO.
has been contracted for in England. and
this. il II understood. VIII he built under
the supervision Of George Mcfarland.
negotiating the - 00o. 600 loan from En-
glisll capitalists.
And so it goes in this little kingdom IN
the sunset seas. Reckless extravaganza
ignorance and superstition on every
side. and a man over all who seems e.
live only for the day. leaving the future
To take care of Itself. While others louk
above and see the dark clouds lowering
overhead, his august ma jcsty goes his
way, with eyes bcdimmed and brain be-
logged. needing nothing but the pleas
ures of tine hour. ''On with tine dance
let Joy be uncontinetl. Is tho hala knaT
motto Poor Hawaii
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
shermaa's speech

Senator sherman last night fuifilietl
his promise of enhghtening the country
as to his views upon the political ques
tions of the hour, when he should reach
Nashville ON his return from hasty
tour through the South, ON his way TO
Cuba and his return from the Gem of
the Antilles The effect of the several
hundred breaths of Southern air he thus
gained are perceptible in a slight soften
ing in his statements of the old assertions
the country is used TO hearing from the
Republican leader when dwelling on
Southern questions Whether his voice
will not ring cut next year in the oft re-
iterated misrepresentation of Southern
sentiment in regard To the African race in
the South il not question We ali
know that the statements thinlv veiied
last night under compliment and gener-
alities will be used to keep alive the feel
ing of sectional distrust. But the Seua-
tor has been heard from and we know
that he, no more than any other
Republican leader, dares let
go the string of Southern
/ oppression OF the negro which has
served him So Wen in the past in pulling
I the unthinking masses of the party into
line. In qu citing the Missouri Senators
/ words upon the African-American
race he says that if the same spirit is
manifested-presumably throughout the
South-the color line will disappear
from American politics Not if the Sher
mans and Blaines can prevent it. II h'
saw with the eyes of the statesman
rather than those of the partisan. h
would perceive that those who abuse th'
| ignorance of the negro are not the South
ern Democrats, but his own Southern
political allies.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25

The Chinese are very industrious
people. and nothing Is allowed t. go 90
waste that can possibly b. utilized. Ae
the empire of China il the largest on the
globe. and contains nearly half of the
entire number of the human race. the
necessity Of economy i very apparent.
They not only cultivate the land. hut all
the lakes. ponds and marshes are gar
dens in which aquatic plants. suitable
for food. are largely raised. Among
these the water chestnut Is pTe-eInincHt.
and Is said to he of a very Iralata5ie and
wholesome nature. In a narrative of
Lord Mccartney Embassy to China. II
Is related that his l0r,iship's attendants.
in passing through a part of that en-
plre. saw a man cUltivating the side Of 4
Drecipice. and. on examination, they
found he had nope fastened around has
waist. which was secured at the top ui
the mountain. and 10y which he let him
self down to any part OF the pTeciPiCe
where a few wards of available ground
gave him ENCOURAGEMENT To plant ms
vegetables and his corn. The wh0lt. of
the cultivated spots. which We're at some
distance from each other. appeared to- be
not more than half an acre. and near the
bottom of the precipice. on a hiilock, he
had a little hut. where he supported a
wife and several children in this hazard
Gus manner
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
Power 81 ,t.sI,.r or ,Earrins.

Ia the iirst place whatever individual
views we uiay bold about troubles being
the t!isTen<a iaaE Of Providence. it becomes
a svicisai ss--.I u7Irs.trrgugable thing Ton Us
- cQ,ralfute ourselves - self-appointed
agents. some - Ts= do this more or less
deliberately by putting trials and tests Of
as arts un people # whom we pretend TO
IL. fond. NotIin.s j. more ruinous. Our
WAY should De Father - make the perfect
way t.Ic easy way to let nothing mar the
constant view of the ideal. 10 present no
other picture bUt the perfect one, instead
Of doius a. we too often do, put little
stumbling blocks ia the way at the weak
member.
It-ItlA Il bow many people test their
eigiI.lrtf -. tleir servants and their friends
Ip-- fs-osc t,3tir strength j. equal to IL,
and vsi-l. in f.'~ way mar Il growth that
might otaery-ise have strengthened into
perfection Ntu-t Df as. however, act mn
Generously in the matter. not because \"
moan "a pat obstacles la the way 81 oticr>1
I,tit because few of u thinks enpugh about
utc-ir;f-s rnt To- do IL. We never stop Il
consider uosv. IN uur daily intercourse, al
iHf..c1i=. power lies in our hands Of making
- rsarriu-s each others lives--Rache
s5sr.-iJuH IN New AuEll star.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
The Niagara Park.


The improvements effected on the
American side of Niagara Falls under
the commission appointed tn make the
surroundings Of our greatest natural
wonder worthy of it, name, stirred up
our Canadian neighhoTs 10 do their duty
on their side Of the fails. The commits
sion appointed by the Canadian govern
mtnt have beeu considerably hampered
III their work by the large Sums de
inansIed By the owners of property they
commissioners state that IN twenty-three
eases in which the propTIetGrs Of the
lands required refused To accept the
amounts offered by the commissioners
the aTbItrltoTs have awarded larger
sums To provide for the increased pay
ments and for the work of laying out the
park, over half a million dollars VIII he
required.
Ii Is ~ he hoped. also. that the New
York Legislature vii do IL duty IN pro-
visiinC our commissioners with the nee
essary funds 70 complete the plan of inn
provement they have adopted. The
changes they have alreasly brought about
testify tO the zeal and industry whic h
have characterized their work The
commission were fortunate in having the
cooperation of such Painstaking- indie
fatigabls, art-lovIng gentleman as Sup
erintendent Welch. The i0nG-cOntinued
reign of vandalism around the falls rem
eiered the task of beautifying the park
one of considerable difficulty The sum
asked by the commission 10 complete
their task should he unhesitatingly
granted.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
The Origin OF Cinderella.

There II no fairy tale that ~ better
known or more loved by young
readers than the story Of the poor little
cinder wenCh. who was so Ili-treated by
her cruel sisters. and had such a delight
full god-m0theT. with a magic wand, and
was so lucky as to lose her pretty glass
slipper only to- gain a prince and be-
come a princess thereby.
Looking over an old book. We came
upon an anecdOte that Is said To- have
been the origin of this favOTIte tale. Gin
derellas real name. II seems was RhOd-
ope and she was a beautiful Egyptian
maiden. who lived go years before the
birth of Christ. and during the reign of
PsammetiCus. one of the twelve kings of
Egypt. One dav RhOdope ventuTed to
go in bathing IN 2 clear stream near her
home. and meanwhile left her shoes,
which must have been unusually small.
lying on the uank. IN eagle passing
above. Glanced to catch sight OF the
little sandals, and mistaking them for a
tOOthsOme tfd-hIt. pOunced down and car
ried off one in his bcak.
The bird then unwittingly played the
part of fairy eood-mother. for. living
directly over Memphis. where King
Psammeticus Wa dispensing Justice. il
let the shoe fan night into the king ;
lap Its size. beauty and d;tiutiness i'm
mediatelv attracted the royal eye, ami
the king. determined upon knowing the
weareT of 50 cunning q shoe. sent
throughout all his kingdom IN search of
the foot that would tit it. A. IN the
story OF Cinderella the messenger finally
discovered RhOdoPe. fitted on the shoe.
and carried her IN triumph To Memphis.
where she became the queen Of King
Psammeticus. and the foundation of the
fairy tale that was to delight boys and
girls twenty-four hundred years later
American IJrjcul'iUrjst for iPrH.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
THE POET BOOMING.
Professor Hiaimar HjOrih BoyeSen's
Estimate of Him.


The LyceyIm Theater was filed vester-
day afternoon with interested listeners
TO Professor Hjalmar II iorti Boyesen's
lecture ON the poet Robert Browning.
young Partisan Journalist. who has
since become famous. said Professor
BoyeSen. was one day seriously called to
account for tile manner in which he had
written certain article Nobody
rites Ike that" said his superior IN
some disgust Nobody writes like that.
il is true. said the Young fellow. hut |
write like that Browning might re-
ply in similar fashion To the charge that
nobody writes like that II write like
that"
Browning requires a certain superior
" of intellectual calIb, to be understood
lie Is like the pOns asinOrum in geOme-
try. which no Ounce passes. The com
prehensiOn of his writings argues q GER
tain complexity and profundity Of mind
which all do not possess. lie i caviare
to the general reader. Ii II said that
once. when Douglas Jerrold was recover
ing from an illness, Mr. Jerrold gave
him ''Sordello." which was just publish
ed. to read. and left the room. On her
return Jerrold was weeping. Why DID
You conceal il from me- lac cried.
Conceal what: That l had lost my
mind. | have read Il is book through and
cannot understand a word of il. Ten
nysOns Judgment was similar. He
said there were only two lines in the
book he could understand. and both of
those were lies. The two lines are the
first and the last
Who will shall hear Sor,leilo-s story
I told
{ And;
Who wouh hath heard Sor,lello' :
story told
Browning verse reminds one of "A
wagon drawn over cUbbie stOl.es and
yet ne has "a compromising charm. lie
Is not an emotional poet, but reveals a
robust personality with definite view
of life. Though his writing Is dramatic,
II lacks dramatic adaptabiity. All hI-
( characters talk IN the Browningese dia-
. lect. The dictum that what i oIsscurely
written Is Obscurely thought. in his cast
does not hold. Ii Is thought PRETORIA
artist painted everything he saw with
. out regard 20 valU" OF proportion, ana
the result is jumbo. Browning Ia.
not that faith in law and development
| which controls TennySon. lie il III,
poet of human passion and human ener
~. His creed Is formulated in the poem
The Rust. Though the end 10 he gainet
be "a crime. let it be pursued with earnest
HESS. determination The doing a. hi
nature bids makes the perfect man
''Paracelsus" Is Faust with. as Steslmai
SAYS. all the passion. the coloring an,
action left out. II will hardly repa,
reading. The Ring ami the Book
alone Iu-titieS Browning fame a. "a poet
The wonderful learning, the PSYCHOLOGY
cal insight, the dramatic force diSplaye'
in the pleas of the Count Pampiiei. tn
priest. ana even the Roman lawyers ar
marvellous. The book is hard reading
but IL Is well worth SIN times the labor
Several selections We're read by PTofe-
sor Boyesen. with usual sincerity am
unatfrctttint-Ss The Soliiouuv in
| Spanish Clui~tcr was especially rcalisti,
? of which the lecturer said. Is this tiI
. poetry: Ii Is not lyrical. bur. whatever
. j.. it j. good of its kind
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
What Become, of Beers Horns!

Mr.. A. = Fuller. the weli-knOwn au-
thor. writes in the american 4gTicHitH-
i-St for \ Dril: WHAT becomes of deer
horns Is often asked of persons residing
in regions where deer are plentiful. but
IL Is rarely satisfactorily answered That
the horns are shed annually, there are no
good reasons for doubling. for il Ii a well
established fact: but that the horns are
rarely found Is also quite a. true. az
stated by Mr. Y0sIer in the IHteticdH
AgricAtGFist for February. | well re-
member looking for shed deer horns.
many years ago. in the woods Of Wis
cOnsin. and during one of these raIabies.
extending over only a few hours. | saw
fifty-sevca very lively deer.sOIue w 18th
very handsome aGtiers. btIt failed To Il nd
a veStige of an old horn. Upon inquir-
ing of old hunters. who were supposed
To know all about the habits Of deer. |
was informed that when a buck dropped
a horn he Immediately dug "a hole IN rhe
ground anal buried It out of sight.
| Upon further Investigation. how-
/ ever. | was unable t. find "a per
! son who ewes saw deer performing the
/ operation or one. VIII ever found horn
! that had ever been buried jsy it, oW mel
4 or any oti Ter sim lar animal Iiut IN late
/ years have had several opportunities 10
/ learn where some az tie naturally shed
/ deer horns 20 60, If not all of them. The
/ deer shed their horns in spring, and they
/ no soouer iaH to the ground than tht
wood mice attack them. and they disap
/ pear before th, teeth of these little 70
dents 80 quickly that a few weeks ar,
| sufficient u OblIterstte every vestI,ce u
the nOble7t pair of anyisTs. Even tn,
| squirrels Ike to guaw the deer hOrn'
and fresh bones # various kinds and j
is this natural or depraved taste tina
makes our common FED squirrels rOl
| birds nests y hen the young are nearly
full grown: for SO far as I have observe,
| they devour the feet AMI legs of tn,
biris only. / have frequently mad
them drop the yoUn@ birds they wer,
slowly torturing, and have always foun,
that they were eating the feet and legs
perhaps because these parts had mutt,
flavor.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
That Russian Bomb.


a. Is very odd fact that great wars
frequently arise from comparatively in
significant causes. The caprice Of AN
empress OF fit of imperial indigestion
may set the machinery in motion. and
after that countless regimen ts are ground
to powder and another page ~ history Is
despatched with blood.
\ couple of students were caught with
a quantity of dynamite concealed about
their persons. One would think il
Russian incident merely. Not at all. Ii
may have a European Importance. 1t Is
not impossible that it may even decide
tIle Car to put his troops in the field.
Why: Well. for this reason among
others:-Niiilism in Russia i "A good
deal ike steam when il accumulates
beyond a certain point a vent must be
found or az explosion VIII be inevitable.
The Russians are a restless folk. They
are always uneasy. always reckless and
always brOoding over the expressions of
the government \ very large party
among them SEE that in other quarters of
the globe the masses count for some
thing. I'm Austria. Germany. Italy.
France. and in fact everywhere. they have
halls of legislation where they are at lib
erty to proclaim the needs of the people
and To suggest means of popular progress
/ and changes i'm the administration of the
laws. They have policies. aspirations
1 and Influence. In Russia, on the other
/ hand, they are harnessed To the imperial
I team; they have tasks. but no privileges 4;
4 duties. but no rights. The Car IS the
| only parsonage in the Empire. He Is
/ the beginning, the mean, the end of all
( things. If he wills, you are called To the
/ palace; if he wishes, YOU are sent to 81
2 IBERIA
With such examples of popular power
/ all about them il l. not strange that the
| Russians have lOngings. that they be-
come embittered and fanatical. Then
| when the steam rises to the point Of eX-
plOsion, and dynamite is resOTted To III
| order to effect a radical change, the
Emperor, who knows that he himself
constitutes an important part of that
change. must devise means t. distract
the peoples attention.
y war either in the East or the West i
the easiest way to- accomplish this result
War is the vent of popular excitement
and nervousness, for the Russians are IN
tensely patriotic, and will forgive any
man anything, for the time al least
who adds to the honor of their country
Whether that direful eNigency ha. ar
in order to restore a healthy politica
equilibrium or not i the question which
agitates Europe al this moment.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
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A Republican Ticket.

Palatka presents to tine view of the
stranger and visitor a standing monu-
ment of her extreme tolerance and SUI
pine indifference to her best interests in
the old apology for school-house, which
yet stands in barbaric wretchedness
within sight of fine hotel ON Orange
street. Her brick buildings, bustling
streets and prominent business men
speak well for the present. Her dilapi-
dated schoolhouse creaks from its dang
ling window-shutters and broken doors a
dreary prophecy for the future.
There is another standing shame which
we have not yet succeeded in abating,
and which some of our best citizens
seem anxious to perpetuate. At the
corner of Front and Lemon streets there
is standing mass of vile humanity
which makes the sidewalk useless to
the public-from which flows tide of
oaths and obscene speech which pol
mtes the air of the neighborhood and de
populates one corner of the Putnam
House. The best interests of our city
the voices of all citizens irrespective of
party. demands the abatement of this
nuisance and the removal Of the other
The Republican party has offered to us
ticket which viii be given i'm detail
elsewhere. IL is composed of good citi-
zens ON whose heads rests no shadow of
reproach-their integrity and morality
will be recognized throughout our COM
munity as their names are read. Thomas
n. Wilson and Isaac l.. Purcell are ne
who will worthily represent the interests
which their friends and fellow partisans
would intrust to their keeping. There is
no word of objection To be- uttered by
any one against the personal character.
private standing or social relations of
any man ON the ticket
But to the element which has put
them before the people we object most
loudly and strenuously. The very men
who irnperil good order and pleasant IN
tercourse in our city have drawn the
slate and secured its acceptance. If
these officers are elected they cannot en-
force the ordinances now ON the book
without arresting daily and furnishing
continually some of the very men who
will hoist them into office. The bosses of
the convention are the men who make all
the disorder the town has known for a
twelvemonth. They keep open the
gambling dens, they swagger in the sa-
looms, they are noisy and disgusting ON
the street corners and they are fined in
the police court.
Have we hope that the executive offi-
GERS on the ticket, if elected, will enforce
the law against their friends. Nay.
they have been tried and found wanting.
The Marshal now offered to US is the one
who has just proved to be without the
courage or desire To clear the streets or
enforce the ordinance. He knows the
gambling dens are open: has he ever
pulled oneF He knows the loafers OBJ
struct the streets, disgust ladies and
brighten children-he permits it because
he is among them. laughing at their
Jokes aud soliciting their rotes
IL Palatka proposes to submit to a
government in the interest of the men
who have given us this slate, then il will
be the worse for Palatka.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
That "Rarsain."

The editor of the TIais-.- Union denies
that there Is any compact between
Bloxham and himself There was really
no need to do this, because Bloxham had
already done so. But the Orlando Re
porter charged that Jones claimed there
rds compact Does the Times Union
deny this also? The Reporter declares
the proofs are ready.
There is another difference of opinion
The Florida Hsrdld says such a compact
would be Infamous" and ''traItorous."
The Times UaioH says: But il Is simply
ridiculous TO speak of such an agreement
for mutual support as corrupt and
infamous bargain.
Since the silent dodge would not work
how does the iasiasIdfsoR pan out The
t-u first used the word bargain so no
libel can lie on our headline To this
article
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25

Little Rhode Island has chung through
its history to property qualification for
voters who are foreign born. This I'M
democratic restriction of the right of
suffrage has been attacked again and
again, but it was intrenchetI in the ira
ditions of the State. The repeal of the
Constitutional provision requiring that
voters shall be householdcrs has been
agitated in the political parties Of the
State. The House of Representative of
the State has taken a step IN the right
direction. 1t unanimously adopted a
resolution yesterday proposing an
amendment to the Constitution abolish
ing the property qualification and the
registry tax
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25

The residents of Lake Como propose to
prove that woman can look pretty and
yet whistle. This demonstration is to be
made in public, the fair whistlers to be
behind screen, and our Lake Como cor
respondent, "A. FL. r." will be on hand
with detective camera to take a snap
ing moment when her mouth is puckered
up in an earnest attempt to reach high
c. He will be behind the screen with
the contestants.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25

Yrs. t'icy l1ud's method nf shaking "A
cs-lter-s .l.--I is ca.url.Uiei to hn~tr~~cS
WHO ds-.re To- hsrg'ue popular There l.
nothing IaorC chilling to a caller If cor
dial .asuIer than to have the tips of two
or three i4n..e.s c,,tlusIeI by hostess a.
frf--f,tfy ~ though t'ie caller were some
moral az physical ieDeT. with no Claim
uu..u humanity. b.gor Little. Mrs. Cieye-
Iiut know this sac E.aep5 a caller ;
hand with "a firm. warm clasp. not eZlect-
i'm % look him ~qua.ely in the face mean
wllie. and her greetings are Il varied a-
circllftl- t..uces Val permit. Mrs. ClcYe
land ha~ The faculty II remembering face,
: v-er .S Ha:ne=. ugad Of being able ut ths
state ir.t d'1.svlatic dinners ~ call eacA
er... Il ..c. s.,l.---i liy uaIne.-PEiiaGelp hia
fumes.